Nathan Hawkes
07-02-2008, 12:30 AM
This is a newly completed (haven't reverse turned the foot yet) bowl from an apple tree that died in a friend's yard. It is roughly 11" in dia., and about 8" tall. For an apple tree, it was huge. Roughly 15" in dia. It unfortunately succumbed to disease and ants (fortunately for me it succumbed to be turned on my lathe....)
The finish is Antique Oil, but it has only one coat so far, and is still very wet at the moment. Also, its missing bark in one spot from a chainsaw mark--couldn't avoid that. I was amazed that I didn't need any CA glue to keep the bark on. Hopefully it will stay on as it dries.
For those of you that haven't turned green apple, it is somewhat of an experience. It literally sprays water out of it as it spins! It felt like it was raining inside the shed! Sanding it was quite a challenge, and took three times as long as normal. I had to keep stopping and blowing off the wet dust off the sandpaper with compressed air.
http://sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=91724&stc=1&d=1214972579
http://sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=91725&stc=1&d=1214972579
http://sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=91726&stc=1&d=1214972596
http://sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=91727&stc=1&d=1214972596
The finish is Antique Oil, but it has only one coat so far, and is still very wet at the moment. Also, its missing bark in one spot from a chainsaw mark--couldn't avoid that. I was amazed that I didn't need any CA glue to keep the bark on. Hopefully it will stay on as it dries.
For those of you that haven't turned green apple, it is somewhat of an experience. It literally sprays water out of it as it spins! It felt like it was raining inside the shed! Sanding it was quite a challenge, and took three times as long as normal. I had to keep stopping and blowing off the wet dust off the sandpaper with compressed air.
http://sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=91724&stc=1&d=1214972579
http://sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=91725&stc=1&d=1214972579
http://sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=91726&stc=1&d=1214972596
http://sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=91727&stc=1&d=1214972596